Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows
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2 In the Quick access to common tools section, click one of the following options to make
some of the most common accessibility changes to Windows:
• Start Magnifier provides a close-up view of the area near your touchpad pointer.
• Start On-Screen Keyboard displays a keyboard on the screen. You can press keys
on the on-screen keyboard by clicking them with your touchpad.
• Start Narrator reads on-screen text and describes graphics.
• Set up High Contrast changes the Windows color scheme to use high-contrast colors.
You can also use the Ease of Access Center to:
• Use your notebook without a display, touchpad, or keyboard
• Make your notebook display easier to see
• Make the touchpad and keyboard easier to use
• Use text or visual alternatives for sounds
Using voice recognition
You can attach a microphone to your notebook, or use the built-in microphone available on select
notebooks, and configure Windows to create typed text from your voice.
To set up voice recognition:
1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Ease of Access, then click Speech Recognition Options.
The Speech Recognition Options window opens.
2 Click one of the following settings to start setting up speech recognition:
• Start Speech Recognition turns speech recognition on. With an attached microphone,
you can then control your notebook using voice commands.
• Set up microphone configures your attached microphone to work correctly with
speech recognition.
• Take Speech Tutorial helps you learn how to use speech recognition.
• Train your computer to better understand you helps you create several voice
samples that your notebook can use to better recognize the words you speak.
• Open the Speech Reference Card lets you view and print a list of common voice
commands.
3 You can also click Text to Speech on the left of the window to configure your notebook’s
settings for reading aloud on-screen text.